Jack Hargreaves, pictured in the dock of the High Court at Hamilton during an earlier appearance. A short time later, after the terrified flatmate had fled the Hamilton home, Hargreaves spotted his older brother Joshua lying injured on the ground outside. Joshua Hargreaves had lived at the Belmont Ave property in Chartwell for a number of years before his friend moved in January last year. Jack Hargreaves moved into the house the following month. A second associate then also called 111 and told them Jack had shot his brother through the door and was running from police.

Severe convective storms were the costliest peril in 2025, leading to US$61 billion (NZ$102 billion) in insured losses globally, according to insurance broker Aon. Convective storms are more commonly known as thunderstorms and are associated with heavy rain, lightning, hail, strong gales and temperature changes. The Insurance Council of New Zealand, in 2020, reported that it led to insured losses of $170 million. Knight says this shows how significant damages can be from severe convective storms and hail. Global insured losses reached at least US$127 billion (NZ$213 billion) which is 27% above the long-term average, the report says.

A car and driveway have been taped off following the incident. Photo: RNZA child has been seriously injured after being hit by a car in Christchurch this morning. Emergency services were called to the crash, involving a car and a pedestrian, on Ferry Rd about 8.40am. St John staff assessed one patient at the scene and transported them to Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition. A witness told chrislynchmedia.com members of the public rushed to rescue the boy who was trapped under the vehicle before emergency crews arrived.

The cocaine was wrapped in blue plastic with strobe lights attached to it and hidden on the bulk carrier. But on the way to collect the drugs, the boat Tepatu-Edwards was on experienced engine trouble near Rottnest Island, 19km west of Perth, ABC reported. Tamaohungia Tepatu-Edwards was caught after his boat broke down while attempting to collect the cocaine (pictured). There was no justification for his client’s involvement in the “serious and calculated crime”, Tepatu-Edwards’ lawyer Dave Robinson told the court. Photo / Australian Federal PoliceHe also spoke about Tepatu-Edwards’ drug use issues and family circumstances, and concerns about deportation under the 501 law, ABC reported.

“The mobility card was issued by his doctor for exactly this reason.”Marydie Bartle, an Auckland mother of two, holds a valid mobility parking permit in her car for her non-verbal, autistic son. “He said to me, ‘Who’s the person with a disability?’ I said, ‘My son, he’s autistic’. Informing the man the family had a valid mobility permit for her son that allowed her to legally park there, he allegedly replied: “You probably get that disability car park from your Chinese doctor”. “I tried to calm him down ... we ended up leaving the swimming pool,” Bartle said. “We have to be very careful when we query someone’s use of the permit just because they don’t have a visible disability,” Clark said.

It came after administration officials accused Harvard and other colleges of promoting so-called “woke” ideology while failing to sufficiently protect Jewish students during pro-Palestinian protests, filing legal complaints and demanding exorbitant payouts. Beaton said, on average, about four New Zealanders were likely to be attending Harvard for their undergrad studies each year and more for their postgraduate studies. He said students should be taking NZQA scholarship exams and should be taking the American qualifications, SAT or ACT, as early as possible. “But now, almost all the Ivy League schools, including Harvard, require it again.”Beaton said students also needed to focus on their internal grades, not just exams, with externals usually the most important when applying to New Zealand universities. Students should not be put off applying for Harvard, despite the sweeping changes to admissions.

Leader Chris Hipkins says Labour wants more than one term to deliver. Labour leader Chris Hipkins against tolls on Auckland Harbour Bridge, unsure on second crossing fundedThe opposition leader is against tolling motorists $9 to cross the Auckland Harbour Bridge, and is unsure about where the money will come from to pay for a second crossing. Last week, the Infrastructure Commission suggested to the Government a toll as high as $9 each way would need to apply to both the new and existing crossing to cover the costs of building a second Waitematā Harbour crossing. In his state of the nation speech yesterday, Chris Hipkins said if Labour came into power, it wouldn’t toll the existing harbour bridge. “Labour supports a second harbour crossing.

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Another member of New Zealand Rugby’s high-performance structure is leaving their role, with general manager of professional rugby Chris Lendrum stepping down. Following the exits of former chief executive Mark Robinson and head of high performance Mike Anthony in the past 12 months, Lendrum will finish his duties with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) at the end of May. Lendrum, who has been with NZR for more than 20 years, will remain with the organisation in a consultant capacity, the organisation confirmed in a release. Chris Lendrum is stepping down as NZR's head of professional rugby. Photo / Getty ImagesThe role of head of professional rugby saw Lendrum sit on NZR’s executive since 2020, and take charge of high performance across the men’s and women’s programmes.

Police found the man in High St with bloodied feet and covered in scratches. Photo: Google MapsA Dunedin man found screaming in the street with bloodied feet and scratches on his body told police he had consumed 24 alcoholic drinks and taken ‘‘unknown illegal drugs’’. The man told officers he had drunk about 24 alcoholic beverages and taken ‘‘unknown illegal drugs’’ throughout the previous evening. Officers transported the bloodied man to Dunedin Hospital for treatment. They discovered the man had cut himself while breaking in, Sgt Lee said.

The changes essentially cancel 33 active pay equity claims while raising the threshold to make a claim and change the way claims are assessed. Minister Brooke van Velden, who spearheaded the changes, said the former MPs were “free to hold their own opinions and publish their own material” and insisted “equal pay is here to stay, and a pay equity system remains. “The new law is already being used to process claims. Photo / Mark MitchellThe committee said it was told by submitters “there was no evidence” the changes would lead to a more rigorous process which saved money and time or that these changes would make the pay equity process more workable and sustainable. “Pay inequity disproportionately impacts Māori, Pacific and disabled women – the very communities already facing the greatest barriers to fair pay.

The Associate Minister of Health is making an announcement on Pharmac funding. Video / NZ HeraldPharmac is proposing to expand access to two skin cancer medicines, which are expected to be more effective in treating melanoma and could relieve pressure on the health system. Pharmac Minister David Seymour, alongside Health Minister Simeon Brown, today announced the drug-buying entity’s proposal to allow greater access to two medicines, nivolumab and ipilimumab, from May this year for people with stage 3B to stage 4 melanoma. “This proposal would give people who meet funding criteria another immunotherapy option before surgery, while the cancer is still operable,” Seymour said. “This lowers the chance of the cancer coming back.”He referenced clinical advisers who had informed Pharmac that using the treatments together before surgery, then adjusting treatment based on how the cancer has responded could lower the chance of it returning.

An apparent hack of medication platform MediMap has led to some alive patients being marked as deceased, and others labelled as ‘Charlie Kirk’. MediMap is used by some health providers in aged care, disability, hospice and the community to accurately record medication doses. "We are continuing to investigate the impact on patient data while implementing a safe restoration pathway," Sayer said. The Aged Care Association said as many as 60 percent of aged care facilities could be using the app. It comes almost two months after privately owned patient portal Manage My Health was caught up in a privacy breach.

The Ministry of Education commissioned an external review to discover how the failure happened and to tighten procedures to ensure the failures did not happen again. In a statement, the Papatoetoe South School Board said they were shocked and saddened the ministry had not reported the children’s extended absence to police. Issues identified in failure to report disappearanceMinistry documents showed the system failed to require the school to submit a non-enrolment notification. Deputy secretary Helen Hurst said the ministry worked internally to analyse how the school attendance systems had operated in Minu and Yuna’s case. Hurst said the ministry had done further analysis of its systems, and commissioned an external review of how attendance systems and processes operated in the case of Minu and Yuna.

In 2023 Nicola Anne Flint was charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the Christchurch Football Club where she had been employed as a business development manager. By the time Flint was charged, she and her husband, Andrew, had left New Zealand and were living in the United Kingdom. The Herald understands that Flint has now been arrested in Wales after police executed a search warrant at the house where Flint and her family had been living in Barry. Photo / SuppliedThe Herald has contacted police in Wales for information about the arrest and any charges Flint is facing. The information the Herald published about the allegations against Flint came directly from Christchurch District Court documents.